The six King sisters (only four of which sang
together at any one time) In chronological order they were Maxine, Louise,
Alyce, Donna, Yvonne and Marilyn, are one of the less famous sister groups of
their era, despite having a very long career. While the Andrews sisters (for
example) had an easily identifiable, unique sound, the King sisters did not -
their music was fairly typical of the era, so perhaps that is why their music
has almost been forgotton. It should not be, because they were brilliant. The
recordings selected for this excellent CD appear date mostly from the early
1940's although they started recording in the mid-thirties and continued until
the late fifties. Despite not having a truly unique sound, the ladies always
stamped their own identity on each song they recorded. Most of the songs here
will be well known to fans of the Great American Songbook, and these versions
make very enjoyable listening. I particulary like It's easy to remember, Miss
Otis regrets and All of me - but the other songs are not far behind.

Track Listing

1. MEMORIES OF YOU 2. IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER 3. WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME
BACK TO CAPISTRANO 4. I MAY BE WRONG 5. PAGAN LOVE SONG 6. MISS OTIS
REGRETS 7. I DON'T KNOW WHY 8. CIELITO LINDA 9. BASIN STREET BLUES
10. THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG11. AN OLD GUITAR AND AN OLD REFRAIN 12.
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT 13. WHY SHOULD I CRY OVER YOU solo Yvonne
King14. YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU15. ST. LOUIS BLUES w. Hal
Derwin16. I'VE HAD MY MOMENTS 17. STARS FELL ON ALABAMA 18.
EAST OF THE SUN 19. BY THE RIVER SAINTE MARIE 20. ALL OF ME 21. LOVE
IS THE THING solo Alyce King22. DON'T WORRY 'BOUT ME 23.
STOMPING AT THE SAVOY